greenshirt

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noun

A member of the Social Credit Party, especially as thought to resemble a member of a fascist movement.

OriginEnglish shirt ← Middle English schirte ← Old English sċyrte →
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Meanings

noungreenshirt (plural greenshirts)

plural greenshirts

  1. CanadianderogatoryhistoricalgovernmentA member of the Social Credit Party, especially as thought to resemble a member of a fascist movement.
  2. A member of the Iron Guard death squads of Romania.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰreh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gróh₁nis
  3. Proto-Germanic*grōniz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*grōnī
  5. Old Englishgrēne
  6. Middle Englishgrene
  7. Englishgreen
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-der.?
  9. Proto-Germanic*skertaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*skurtaz
  11. Proto-Germanic*skurtijǭ
  12. Proto-West Germanic*skurtijā
  13. Old Englishsċyrte
  14. Middle Englishschirte
  15. Englishshirt
  16. Englishgreenshirt

Bahuvrihi of green + shirt. Cf. Brownshirt (“Nazi”).

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APA

greenshirt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenshirt

MLA

“greenshirt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenshirt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greenshirt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenshirt.

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